Cam Gallagher | |||||||||||||||
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 67 | |||||||||||||||
Catcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 6, 1992|||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
August 6, 2017, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .211 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 46 | ||||||||||||||
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Cameron Joseph Gallagher (born December 6, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians.
Gallagher was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft out of Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season. [3]
The Royals promoted Gallagher to the 25-man roster to replace the injured Salvador Pérez on August 6, 2017. He made his MLB debut the same day in the second game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners, collecting his first MLB hit. [4] He hit his first MLB home run on August 14, 2017 against the Oakland Athletics, a grand slam. [5]
In 2018, Gallagher batted .206/.250/.302 for the Royals with 1 home run and 7 RBI in 63 at bats. Gallagher played in 45 contests in 2019, slashing .238/.312/.365 with career-highs in home runs (3) and RBI (12). [6]
On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Gallagher had tested positive for COVID-19. [7] Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Gallagher batted .283 with one home run and 3 RBIs in 25 games. In 2021, he batted .250/.298/.330 with one home run and 7 RBIs in 112 at bats.
On August 2, 2022, Gallagher was traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Brent Rooker. [8] In 16 games for the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas, he batted .255/.318/.382 with one home run and 10 RBI. On September 9, Gallagher was designated for assignment by San Diego. [9]
On September 11, 2022, Gallagher was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. [10] He appeared in 5 games for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, going 1-for-17 (.059) with 3 RBI and 3 walks. On November 8, Gallagher was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A, however he rejected the assignment and elected free agency. [11]
On January 4, 2023, Gallagher signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians. [12] The deal included an invitation to the Guardians' 2023 major league spring training camp. [12]
The Guardians selected Gallagher's contract on March 30, 2023 after it was announced that he had made the Opening Day roster. In 56 games for Cleveland, he batted .126/.154/.168 with no home runs and 7 RBI. Following the season on November 6, Gallagher was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Christian Bethancourt. [13] He elected free agency on November 10. [14]
On February 25, 2024, Gallagher signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. [15]
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